cherokeejd04 said:
He only does residential work. So does this mean he would really only get caught if one of the neighbors knows about the law and then turns him in?
Public works drives neighborhoods, other City employees are trained to report suspected violations (Bus Drivers, FD, PD and so on).
Neighbors tattle, people who live on lakes see a dirty water trail and call it in, and the list goes on.
One of the best ploys I have heard and know to be true is Public works went to a neighborhood here and gave a mobile car detailer a written warning for no recovery. He then talked to the homeowner and said that his neighbors were concerned with the soap run off and called the City. The homeonwer was pissed and then started calling in to the City whenever he saw something he thought was wrong. The neighborhood went to war with each other tattling to the City. Nobody ever called the first time, they just did a random driveby and started a tattle program that wreaked havoc.
My City is not going for a homeowner, they are going for a person that is making a profit, while they are breaking the law. So full time or part time residential or commercial, if they catch you, they will do something whether you are licensed or not. Get caught not being licened and that is another item to get cited for.
I think your friend is you and you need to get with the program or get out.